Born near Laclede, MO,
on 13 Sept 1860.
Died in Washington, DC,
on 15 July 1948.

GEN Pershing
in France, 1918.

BG Pershing
in Mexico, 1914.

MAJ Pershing
after San Juan Hill, Cuba, 1899.

First Captain Pershing
U.S.M.A., 1886.

Little Jack Pershing
on Missouri farm, 1868.

General of the Armies John J. Pershing, USA

Adjutant General, Department of Mindanao and Jolo-The
Philippines;
Commanding General, Department of Visayas-The Philippines;
Commanding General, Mexican Punitive Expedition;
Commanding General for the Formation of the National Army;
Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces-Europe;
Chief of Staff of the United States Army;
United States Chief Commissioner

Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold [Belgium]
Croix de Guerre with Palm [Belgium]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Jade [China]
Grand Order of the Precious Light of the Chia Ho (1st Class) [China]
Order of the Golden Grain [China]
Order of the White Lion (1st Class) with Swords [Czechoslovakia]
War Cross [Czechoslovakia]
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor [France]
Medal of Military Merit [France]
Croix de Guerre with Palm [France]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath [Great Britain]
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Redeemer [Greece]
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy [Italy]
Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus [Italy]
Grand Cordon of the Paulownia of the Order of the Rising Sun [Japan]
Order of the Sacred Treasure [Japan]
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Daniel I [Montenegro]
Medaille Obilitch [Montenegro]
Medal of La Solidaridad (1st Class) [Panama]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun [Peru]
Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari [Poland]
Order of Michael the Brave (1st Class) [Romania]
Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Kara George with Swords [Serbia]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Liberator [Venezuela]

PERSHING PARK

Memorial park dedicated to General John J. "Black Jack"
Pershing,
located at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington,
D.C.

U.S.
Military Medals
General of the Armies John J. Pershing, USA

Contrary
to what you may read on Wikipedia
or other such informational collections,
General of the Armies Pershing never wore gold stars
as an insignia
of grade. Four silver stars is the regulation insignia
for U.S. Army Generals
and he never wore anything different. RWDP